Pleurotomella insignifica explained

Pleurotomella insignifica is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

(Original description) The fusiform shell shows prominent revolving lines below the middle of the whorl. The spire is elevated. The shell contains about five angular whorls. The siphonal canal is short, obliquely curved. The aperture is contracted.[2]

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Eocene strata in Alabama, USA.

Notes and References

  1. https://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/f/item/j15847?listIndex=2&listCount=2 MNHN, Paris: Pleurotomella insignifica
  2. 4060324. On Some New Eocene Fossils from the Claiborne Marine Formation of Alabama. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 31. 2. 211–216. Heilprin. Angelo. 1879.

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